# Accident 19870626027349A: Namer P51D, Ludington, MI, June 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9502° N, 86.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9502&lon=-86.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3278D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278D-1997-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (registry code 6402304, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16507
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626027349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AFTER A LOW LEVEL AILERON ROLL. THE PILOT PERFORMED AEROBATICS AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM09), Jun 26, 1987: North American P-51D (N3278D), Ludington, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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